Child Marriage in India: Teenage Girls Forced to Marry
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- čas přidán 1. 03. 2019
- Instead of focusing on their education, teenage girls in Malda, a border town in West Bengal, are focused on the fear of being forced to marry without their consent. VICE India host Makepeace Sitlhou meets schoolgirls, Priyanka, Ismoarah, Moushumi, and Masuda, to understand how they navigate through life in a society where the sole purpose of a girl's existence seems to be marriage.
Note: The name of the principal of Dalla High School is Jaydeb Lahiri.
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*Some girls are not even teens ...THEY ARE KIDS*
Yeah I heard about a girl who got married at 9 :(
Cows in India are more privileged/safer than girls and women, it seems 😊😊
@@horusgodson6479 mhm proof?
@@Omrz. there is no point in being disrespectful towards another religion. Im sure hinduism doesnt advocate for this
@Abhishek Singh I Dont speak women abuser language talk in english
Imagine being only a failed exam away from a forced marriage. That's scary as hell
@Maria Rai Im so sorry that happened to you, that must've been awful. I hope you're under better circumstances now ❤
Maria Rai
My mom did said the said thing when i was elementary times too but I would like to say never. Gladly I'm still single and jobless, I also did graduated in highschool like 4 years ago and not ready to go college BC the pandemic period ;-;
Vrayya Intan it isn’t scary if you marry someone your age but of you
marry someone older
than you that’s 100 times scarier than marrying someone the same age
@Maria Rai oh god...trust me you aren't the only one...
watch this video on youtube-examination in life never give up mufti menk by merciful servant
My grandmother was married at the age of 15 and my mother was married at the age of 30 after graduating med school snd becoming a doctor. I hold immense respect to both of my grandparents for breaking the chain of child marriage and supporting my mother's wishes.
Even my grandmother as well as grandfather both maternal and paternal were married in their teenage. But still they lived a happy married life and are continuing to do so.
But my parents and uncles and aunts weren't child married.
my grandmother married at the the age of 14, her daughter (my mother) married at 20, my mother wanted me to marry at 14! i ran away. problem solved.
@@VeNuS2910 well, are u ok, nom?
@@VeNuS2910 Hey... Are you okey?
So marrying at 15 is not bad....its bad if the husband is not loving !!😊
“My family is hell bent on chasing me away from the house” truly so saddening. Hope god gives her all the happiness she deserves.
😢 Don't worry
@@Hadex518 that's absolutely disgusting, do u even hear yourself
@@mervie_ Why do you think so? Not every man is attracted to adult women. If I said I was gay, you'd be okay with it. Stop being a hypocrite.
Pedos r turned on by abuses of kids n its disgusting n beyond vile@@mervie_
@@Hadex518 what an attention vvho.r3
the principal cares more than the parents
I think the parents care but they are dumbfuck and are strict believers of their culture thing
But principal is quite educated
Girls are treated as a burden
Because he is educated. Maybe that's why he is the 'principal'?
Yup.
Just because the parents married young doesnt mean they should force their children to marry young too bruh
You think they would learn from their traumatic experience, yet the cycle just keeps on going. They're honestly beyond brainwashed at this point.
They are just jealous. They can't enjoy their childhoods so they don't let there children tooo. I think 😏
@@taheruzzaman2174 not the right pace and time, kid.
YEAH, I am Hindu lol
I'm disgusted for being born in India
Also hey Armys💜
It’s horrific that ‘family honor’ or not being embarrassed by what three neighbors say means more than a child’s well being
Well, look what is common practice in Rajasthan:
What's the maximum in one household that girls were killed, because they only allow boys to survive ... ? 😮
Honor is such a useless concept. Made up standards to prop up outdated practices.
Not only girls, boys are also victim of child marriage.
Last year I met a boy which was probably in his mid 20's.He was forced to get married by their parents at the age of 14/15. From that age, he has been suffering from depression. He told me how he was unable to maintain a healthy relationship with his parents and family. Besides this he got cheated by his wife which made his life more painful.
Men are the disposable sex, no one will recognize their abuse.
why parents think marriage gonna solve the problem. Marriage just give more problems and responsibilities
How old was she?
Meanwhile everybody ignoring the draconian law of "grape on false pretext of marriage"
Around 20-30k men in India (solely men, women aren't charged under 376!) yearly become a victim of this state sponsored terrorisim yet you won't see a single news channel cover it, heck they don't even call it forced marriage!
True, boys are also victims. But boys are never expected to stop their education after marriage. Girls mostly are.
That moment when the school principle cares about the girls more than their own parents...
That’s pretty judgmental of you. Like I bet most of the parents just don’t know any better and they are just trying to give their kids the best life they can. I really don’t think they are acting with malice.
@@NunayahBuisness uhm... making your daughter MARRY SOMEONE at 7 years old. Isnt " giving them a better life " they sell them to the highest bidder for money for themselves
Brianna Vingless I never said it was the best life. I said it’s the life the parents themselves had and they think it’s the best thing they can do for their daughter. If your going to come at me at least use things I said. It’s hard to have a debate when I didn’t say the things I’m supposed to be defending.
@@NunayahBuisness point blank : idc how you were raised. If you sell your kid into marriage you deserve nothing but death.
Mebae Berhanu case in point. Your people kept slaves until 1930s but I’m not going to judge them for that cuz again that was a part of your culture (Ethiopian) . A bad part but a part nonetheless and it takes time to change beliefs from one generation to the next. I’m not advocating for it I’m just saying try to understand where these parents are coming from and why they are doing this. It’s not coming from a bad place. They are doing what they think is the best for their kids based on how they were raised. That’s all I’m saying. Again not advocating it.
did the girl's grandmother say that '' marrying will be good for her health'' like wtf
Idiots will be idiots
@@inkubator320 yup
I'm lost 4 words. How could adults do this to their innocent children!!!? All children should enjoy their childhood. Oh maaan!!!!
My parents never forced me to married someone (I know underaged marriage is making me uncomfortable) I'm glad if I'm 21 already and I'm currently jobless and unmarried
@@YBAC_Katomin Wow my dad was a crazy. When i was 11he used to say me that I should be getting married at age of 16 like my aunt. When I asked him why I should be getting married at age of 18, he says that his grandmother got married at 14 and it's tradition. Glad that my mom divorced him
Huge respect for these girls to have the guts to say no
My great grandmother got married at the tender age of 9-10...
My grandmother got married at the age of 21
And My mum at 26 after completing her masters in Geography...
Am Proud of this change 🙂
It's a shame that women still are fighting for the right to exist without permission.
@msc14111990 people are vegetarian coz of their religious beliefs and people eat meat who want to eat it I am an Indian but I am a meat eater and it's India not America where vegetarian food is just fucking mashed potatoes and boiled vegetables with just salt and pepper in it
person who's real you should probably put women in the Middle East & Africa because women in the west get it easy
@msc14111990 are you dumb , soo stupid food is based on climatic and religious beliefs , so shut the fuck up
A lot of People in my opinion are so mislead by western media, they'll believe anything because they are so stupid.. The west sadly is being so manipulated by the media. Vice should make a program on how men from non Asian countries go to Asia to wave their money to have sexual activity with children.
its not just women... boys too! , but no one talks about that
"we stopped 50 marriages" this teacher is a big hero. 10/10 principal skills.
Edit in 2022: JESUS MAMAMIAA 5.9K LIKES!?! THX Y'ALL MY GOSHHHH
edit again: Srsly tho, 8.3k likes? Are y'all serious?
Yeah he seemed more active than that chief officer itself. He really seemed like he doesn't wanna give any efforts to stop this situation 😓. I really don't understand what would happen by thinking that something is hard it will be still hard rather we should take time for considering solutions nd turn thinking into actions.
Armyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
@@lisasbangsofficial2146 Hii~~ bestie~~~ *im a boy but i'm ok with it*
@@scarauchiha who is bias bestie 😘😘😘
@@Jinnibitch555 Eh... I'd say OT7.
As an Indian,This is disgusting that this old,non-sensical tradition is still happening.
What kind of creep wants to marry a child? Some sick guys in this world
0:39 look at that the bridegroom is also teenager
@@youtubehodol3989 Did you even watch the video?
yes@@Acr6gAttt-mq2hr
@@extraordinairehew Unfortunately it's a worldwide phenomenon
How can these mothers, who went through the same traumatic experience allow this especially WANT this for their daughters ??? Doesnt make ANY sense.
bblizzyy part of the problem for them would be that they would have to admit that their own circumstances were also not as the ideal they sell to others...
tradition, my man
Abuse is a sick cycle
It's a tradition if you not married in that age they would find problem in finding guy for her.this is how they basically think. They think they can live happily with a man at young age which is not true at all
bblizzyy because of tradition and it’s similar for countries like KSA too women have to endure abuse from a man who also has three other wives then their daughters go through the same thing
Do the parents not realize that doing this only adds to the poverty of their society?
14 year old girl gets married and has 2-4 babies and their husbands leave them and they are stuck to fend for themselves.
This is part of the reason why they are in poverty is because they are already poor and then making more and more babies in a poor environment.
They are just continuing the cycle of poverty, sadness, unhappy and unhealthy marriages and too many children.
If they let their daughters go to school and get degrees this helps break the cycle and they can make money on their own.
The more they are in school, the less babies they make, the smarter they become, the more chance they have at a good job and eventually having a happy marriage.
Well said
Sometimes traditions and crimes can make people really dumb, I mean what you said is so true, child marriage is a sin, but for something that has been done for many years suddenly was identified as wrong-doing is understandable but still I blame the guardians for not thinking straight, all they care about is money even for a short While all I can say is, BAN CHILD MARRIAGE, FREE ALL WOMEN AND WOMEN RIGHTS, ESTABLISH EQUALITY!!!!!
I was homeschooled
This is facts
Well said
Ava Jones lol 😂
me as a 14 year old and from West Bengal this scared me and i wish i can help them out and now i am lucky that my parents are like : "don't even think of married till u get graduate university." i am really happy to have my parents with me rn and sad to see the truth abt this part in West Bengal..
The efforts that the Principle put to stop child marriages deserve so much respect!
Imagine being 15 and running for your own life and not wanting to get married, must be difficult to live everyday
it's a very real problem that is occurring everywhere in the world, middle east, Africa, Asia. I once knew a girl in my class who was 14 and was already engaged.
Mom got married at 15,she regret everything in her life...till now
it's India, what do you expect?
They have child Marriage in USA also
This sounds terrifying. Also the fact that it is your own flesh and blood harassing you, trying to marry you off. >_
That head master deserves an award. What a great man who actually cares deeply for the welfare of his most vulnerable students!
@@rjhaveri8bh bhai tu katai chuiya he
@Moon Swan Subliminals for the girls their parents know what is best for their daughters but for nation and relgions they have enemies . At the moment christianity and islam are the top 2 religions they have united against hindusism which is the 3rd relgion they are both attacking india, and hindu relgion both trying to take market share of the 3rd relgions. this is a reality and all other things are happening around it. this video is also a kind of attack on hindu and india by chrisitanity and arab cultures. they are funding these channels
@Moon Swan Subliminals you are chinese how would you know this.
Ra JeSh it’s wrong no one should get married so young it is wrong this is not about religion it is about the rights of children and basic human rights .
Moon Swan Subliminals he is ashamed of his idiocy
The girls are so strong to say 'no' to their parents. I know it's hard but you guysdid it 👏
Being forced to marry at a young age is BARBARIC.
Having sex at that age is cruel.
The government should abolish it.
Actually it's illegal to marry before 18 in India for girls but our system is very much corrupted and most of the under age marriage happens in villages basically cz they are orthodox/poor/they think girls are burden for them ....and even if someone will make a fir or will file a case police will not do anything instead they will ask money from the family to suppress the matter...😢
My parents are like: Don't even think about getting married until you graduate university. Watching this made me realize how lucky I am.
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@@doubleglaze7979 are you okay?
@@neekimanashinanalternative5218 No i just fail NO NUTNOVEMBER but thanks for asking
same my mother be like " i will not let you marry until you are independent"😂
My parents have asked me not to get married 😂 My father had a hefty bank account set up when I was born, which was eventually meant to used as my marriage fund.
After I graduated with my bachelors degree, my father sat me down and told me that whatever he has saved up for my marriage can now be used to fund my Post Graduation studies. He wants me to move abroad and live my life.
And people say "girls are equal as men" and "feminism is not needed anymore" its just so sad to see them this way .
IKR! Like, women don't even have as much rights as men. Uhm, they were created into this world for a big reason, and people are just gonna call them a burden? Feminism is needed in this state
@@Miss_Lavender_Tea feminism exists in countries where women have more legal rights.
not where it's needed.
@@lautheimpaler4686 That is so sad to the point that it's stupid.
Ikr! And there are some stupid people who are ignorant to that extend that they can't differ between pseudo feminism and feminism
They need to be educated that feminism means both the genders to be treated equally
@@nomnom1339 that's egalitarianism. And the only way to solve the problem is to have "real" feminists speak up against "pseudo"feminists . Which never happens btw.
The idea of having your childhood taken from you, being forced to be an adult in every sense of the word, losing your bodily autonomy at such a young age…is beyond tragic. I feel incredibly privileged to not have been born in such circumstances
most likely the principal won’t see this
But to others, it’s 50 marriages u stopped. But to the girls, u r literally saving their lives. These are 50 lives with a story.
Each person can make such a difference
(Jesus Christ) once said, *_"Every child deserves parents, but not all parents deserve children."_*
Very Wise indeed👍
@Souven Tudu you dad
@Souven Tudu me, hahaha
True enough..
@Sex Pun you’re not funny. At all
Tradition is just pressure from the dead.
So annoying
😂😂so creative
So stupid! What is fashion? The youth runs after daily changing tends like a sheep and feels liberated? Tradition has many reasons. Here why the girls are made to marry asap? Coz even after they study most of those don't get any jobs! They end up doing minimal jobs. The meaning of education is lost when it doesn't help them improve their life. If education was improving their lives when don't they have examples of their school seniors.
From far away it always looks
Very easy, just give people education and everything will be alright. Isn't it?
@@Pradeep.Poonia ok. Chill out man. Not everyone wants to be forcibly married
Pradeep Poonia who cares it’s their life leave them alone
@@Pradeep.Poonia stupid..
This is so common in my area. No one even thinks it's wrong. I'm so lucky I have internet . Otherwise I could've had mentality like that of my other girl friends who think marriage is the only purpose of their life and studies are a wastage
When i worked in Dubai in my mid-20s, I had the opportunity if chatting with Middle Eastern women. They, too, are forcibly arranged in marriage before they leave their teens. By the time a girl turns 19, the parents start worrying she might end up an old maid. At 21, her chances of landing a good match dwindles down so low. They were all shocked when I was jus getting married at 25...I was deemed old. I told them in my culture, no one is deemed too old for marriage...everyone can marry anyone of their choice and at any age...and they were all shocked about it. I hope times have changed now...I feel sad for women whose only sole purpose in life is procreation and taking care of chores in a household.
The headmaster of that school is incredible. He's a hero.
Namaskar bhaisahab
Wow Karl Rock you're here😄😁
@@Hostile2430 You are here
@@lordgayhind8124
Hello how are you bro
A good man/educator. I almost want to go and help him fight these pedos.
The pain and sadness in her eyes is heartbreaking. She's still a child.
I found your video on Secret Fixer Blueprint - there's lots useful videos there that may help out
Child in your head (until you ask her age)... which they say in the video is 16 and 14 and the likes. If they hit puberty they have to understand they now have everything it takes to replicate themselves and give birth to others. If you encourage adolescents to live as children that will result in adults with adolescent mentality (possibly even childish mentality). An adult is not an adolescent, an adolescent is not a child.
true
@@johnvillanueva1980 what does it have to do with what she said. We didn't need that long ass paragraph
John Villanueva If you think marrying off these children is okay, I hope you would be okay with a good 10% increase on taxes to take care of teen moms in public housing. I’m sure you would love that, right? Paying more. Because we know now that kids that age cannot take care of kids ADEQUATELY or give them a good quality of life without sacrificing their own.
Being a woman in these countries is worse than being an animal...I hope all women living under horrible circumstances can find happiness one day...
I'm in my early 20s and watching this make me think how grateful I am to be born into my problematic third world country. I maybe complain every day about my country but I'm safe; doesn't have marriage pressure from society or family. I'm doing what I always wanted to do pursuing my postgraduate studies, hanging out with friends, trying to find a practical job as a normal person does. When I go out there I'm not afraid for my life or if someone going to steal from me, not to mention that you rarely hear any crime in my country. "Child marriage" never heard this before. Years ago something like this happen with a 17 years old girl and the whole country protested.
Hope this matter comes to the surface and the government does actually something.
Everything in this video sounds too good to be true. I guess I'm going to India for some young cuties.
@@Hadex518bro 💀
It's not a country's problem it's that region's problem these North indians made total india ashamed
@@Hadex518 you're pedo. A$$hole leave the children alone.
Omg, imagine having to marry the neighborhood boy just because he had a crush on you (but you didn’t like him).
lmao india is poop anyway I mean this literally which is why the Ganga river is so dirty since mans poop in it, so what did ya expect
No, actually the boy who had a crush on her was making her family "lose face" in society since romantic love and choosing your own partner is taboo in India, so they married her off to someone else. She said her parents were also afraid of her running off with the boy, which makes me assume that she reciprocated those feeling but her parents didn't agree. Even teenage crushes are considered a threat to the traditional values of society, and having your parents choose your spouse is considered moral and respectable. (I'm Indian, so I know.) Things are changing in modern times, but historically people did not have the right to choose thier partners.
@@animeandstuff5377 nah India is like a hilly road ups downs don't just judge us on downs see the bigger picture like a true anime lover
@@gamerplayer300 I'm friends with Indians but I honestly can't like the country some of y'all do a lot of dum stuff like harassing the minorities over there sooooo
@@animeandstuff5377 technically it happens all over the world but ok even us Indians don't like that though us city folks never face it
At 15, I was lazy af, watching anime and studying for my exams in a private school. I suddenly felt so lucky and should be cherishing my life. My childhood was saved and I'm living a normal life. I hope these kids find their salvation and solace in this world.
girl watch anime I hope you were watching that in the kitchen
Anime and Stuff Wow what an asshole 😂
@@animeandstuff5377 i really hope your saying that sarcastically😂
@@harshpawar7489 lol im not sexist was a joke
@@gabrielaviannawerneck7513 r/whoosh
I'm 24 yo and still mentally not ready for the marriage. Can't imagine at the very young age, they're forced to married some 'stranger'. It's a crime.
I was force married when i was 17 as a male pakistani teenage ..
Its the worst crime can your elders do
Are you still married?
Dude I'm from Pakistan where are you from
These kids are supposed to watch spongebob, not getting married...
I'm famoussss
this happens around the world even in christian and Muslim countries
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Ra JeSh dude, please stop spamming, we know, and you can find videos about forced marriage and child marriage in the US, and lots of other countries, I’ve watched several. Spamming a rude, you don’t have to post on every comment.
@@sadieladie9439 he is a butthurt trying to save his religious cult 😹 nothing new they always do this
Welcome to the hell called India
coc lover! Just because it’s not new doesn’t mean that it’s an okay thing to do and we should let it slide, I know this won’t fix the problem, but on rare occasion calling people on their bullshit makes them see their bullshit for what it is.
My mom was married at 14 years old and had me when she turned 17 years old. I have the upmost respect for her because my mom was strong and I love her for taking care of me when she was so young herself. She always tells me to forget marriage and have a good eduaction and get a good job because that's more impotent. Now I'm 18 and she is 36 and I'm going to fullfill her wish of becoming successful because she was never given that opportunity.
Wow.... Your mother is so cute.. By their thinking...... But all mothers are not like your mother..... They supports child marriage.. By giving example of their own child marriage
@@Mohammad-uw4tk 💜💜💜 arrrmyyy
@@Mohammad-uw4tk 💜💜💜 arrrmyyy
Aww me too my mom married at 16 yo and she has my older sister at 17 yo and she had me when she has 26 or 30,today she is 43 yo and i love her ❤❤❤❤
Hats off to your mother. After going through all such situations she made sure that u don't undergo all that. Unlike some others.Huge respect! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Its very sad. I live in Mumbai which is far developed than any other cities in India. Still I see many people like these here who have this attitude to get their daughters married early. Daughters are treated like a burden here in India. Its very sad.
It's so sad bc I have literally witnessed child marriages around me and as a kid myself I can't even do anything to prevent it from happening
It's the most beautiful thing in the world. Can't wait to go to India. 😍
@@Hadex518 lmao
@@Hadex518💀
@@Hadex518 WHAT-☠️
@@girlnextdoor_222 What's shocking about that? It's been considered normal since the dawn of time. I won't always go to India, Thailand, the Philippines, or South America. When they legalise this everywhere (the United Nations already confirmed it), I won't have to go to these countries anymore.
When they legalised LGBT, it was only a matter of time before they'd legalised all other things. Not to mention that LGBT has never been considered normal in history (and still isn't in most countries), while this has been considered normal since the dawn of time and in every culture of all time.
As for the jail (you mentioned in your other comment), you'd be surprised at what money can do.
I felt pity for Ismorah, I can see a child who lost her will. Her mother talks like she doesn't need to apologize or she has nothing to atone for because she didn't do anything bad.
It sounds like this is a learned trait, i don't think the mother should be blamed, it just sounds like this is a way of life to them, from generations to generations they have been brought up this way. Glad these younger ones are becoming more informed and standing up for their rights though
@@amaliacoria3063 Yeah, I think the mother is like - if i can live through it, so can my daughter. It's so sad. I think she thinks, long-term wise, it was better for Ismoarah to get married than hold a flame for some boy who liked her and would harrass her.
Zee Steele it’s ok
this happens around the world even in christian and Muslim countries
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@@rjhaveri8bh
Wow. What a douchebag.
That's gross. These girls don't even have a chance to grow up. I would rather die than get married to someone I don't love.
I'm from India . . We don't get to choose the one we want to marry here and falling in love is the worst crime we could do to our families
Love marriages statistically are move likely to end in a divorce..
so it all comes down to what kind of arranged marriage you going to have.
One- it’s arranged marriage u saw in the video, basically everything what westerners think an arranged marriage is.
2nd- its blind date on steroids where your family emotionally blackmail your in getting married to someone they think is perfect for u and you are given from few weeks to months to get to know eachother before you get married but you still gets ‘veto’ and then your family find someone else for u and whole process starts again.
@@kaveenamd2282 same here in Pakistan.
@@kaveenamd2282 I am an Indian too and I am heading towards love marriage. My parents have NO problem with that. I can confidently tell you that many people are having love marriages. More intercaste marriages are happening.
@@gamingsingh4004 Success of a marriage depends on two individuals who are ready to make adjustments and stick to each other through thick and thin. There is no ready-made formula for a successful marriage. Ofcourse in arranged marriage money transaction happens in many places. Maybe thatswhy arrange marriage is still preferred. Btw I have seen many arranged marriages fail.
9:00 the girl is gorgeous, intelligent and she deserves all the happiness. I pray she's doing better now.
The title says "teenagers" but the child shown doesn't look a day over 8 years old!!! This has got to STOP!
And here we are skipping classes cause we dont like the teacher, failing exams cause we dont feel like studying. Girls, i'm so sorry. İ think you deserve our lives more than us
You know you could get a job and fun them to move over here... you don't really think that just wanna act like a nice person
I want to travel the world and help people who can’t help themselves, I want to go to India and stop a child married, I wanna go to Yemen and give people the medicine they need, I wanna go to school and give the students the supplies they need. I feel so bad that we take the things we have for granted. Like phones, school, freedom, and (most importantly) dinner on the table. I hate how these young girls have to go through such things. It just breaks my heart
@@lveder507 People "want" to do a lot of things the question is are you going to actually do it
Thisisthebestnameever, I’m going to try to do it.
@@lveder507 don't worry about hateful people who no longer hope for a better world. Keep trying to be a positive force and help others! You CAN make a difference!
You can pretty much see in Ismoarah eyes the pain, horror and hurt she is feeling,😥😥😥
@defence apologetics why are you bringing up a poverty stricken man?
@youcometome9 probably nothing
I don't want to mean anything bad, but she is such beautiful woman. Her eyes, her cheeks, if she would be born in another country...
@@bizzapandare1209 so true she could have easily become a super model..she's absolutely gorgeous!
@@owliealim745 she's tall as well
"The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006" is the law which requires that both Girl & Boy should be above 21 to get married if not then the marriage is void and PARENTS as well As the Witnesses of such marriage will be punished.
And Child helpline 1098 is always available to help the who are being forced to marry.
Kudos to the school principal and many others who spread awareness in society ❤️
why is no one talking about the girl who is a team leader of the plays and teaches the smaller kids about that important stuff?? she's amazing
Yes she's truly inspiring💪 😍❤
She definitely stood out to me, amazing person she is!
Right? She’s literally putting herself at risk by helping these children out of marriages and trafficking. Bless her and her team!
Her name is Rupa and yes she stood out to me as a world changer.
fr shes so ispirational
I like how the girls are looking out for each other coz they understand that child marriage is wrong. It gives me hope that they’re gonna be the ones to break this cycle
they cant do nothing the whole country is corrupt
Hello 1st reply
And the Indian men will be like, not on my watch.
Gen Z is questioning these types of things and rebelling.... Racism, sexism, traditions vs change, religion vs free voice, and many others... I love it, and I hope future generations continue this fight for a good world...
Everything in this video sounds too good to be true. I guess I'm going to India for some young cuties.
Speaking as a girl from Bangladesh. Child marriage is truly a deep rooted problem. While girls in underdeveloped or rural areas wre forced into it by their families, you'll be surprised to know how many of them are groomed into marriage before turning an adult. This is a serious problem in the small towns. I live in a small town myself and have seen many of my juniors and classmates getting married already and their parents aren't the ones who've forced them into this. The thing is, in Islam, it's haram to do casual dating. Love marriage is most certainly allowed but under some rules such as - the girl and the boy should meet each other when there's a mehram (father, adult brother, immediate uncle and immediate grandfather) near them. They can talk, laugh, spend time for hours but they can't be physical with their love. Premarital s3x is also prohibited in Islam. So, when the parents find out about their teenage daughter dating, they ask her to break up which she doesn't do. In most cases, the boyfriends are adults and groom the girls into thinking they love them and then ask for their hand in marriage. These marriages fall apart quickly, once the men are fulfilled of gheir lustful desires.
this is a serious problem in many desi/southeast Asian countries child rape,sexual assault,abuse,trafficking,prostitution,arranged marriages,and terrible conditions and the government is so corrupt they don’t care for example the case of Zainab Ansari she was raped and killed and many more victims and what did the police do they just sat there saying “oh well we don’t give a fuck”And the culture plays a big role too. Southeast Asian countries tend to typically force marries,shrug off sexual abuse and rape saying “oh she should’ve covered up” or oh “she just wants attention” it’s so sick . Thank god In This modern day and age there are documentary’s and activists bringing awareness to these terrible things I pray to god that every girl that got sexually abused or raped that they get justice and for all the trafficked ,killed, and so much more. And many pepole blame Islam when this is punishable by the death penalty in Islamic law Its FORBIDDEN to have sex before marriage to rape sexually abuse and force anyone to Marry. a woman in Islam can KILL her rapist with no punishments by Islamic laws start blaming the sick pepole not the religion .
Child marriage is illegal in India , but some people still forcing this ... their are lot of govt schemes for female education but still some family doing that .
Girls don't give in . Don't become victim . It's ilegal practice , you have legal rights to seek support . Call child helpline , call police , tell your teacher don't give in .
These girls are so straightforward, I mean they went on speaking fluently no fluctuations, and also mature enough to get involved in anti-child marriage. Brilliant!!
Yup that's what they gotta do for their rights ,sad
@Manuel MV they spoke their native language, bro!!
@Manuel MV it's not like that bruh 🤣
A simple answer points to the Indian caste system. There is an expression in India that “bringing up a daughter is like watering a neighbor’s plant.” India places women lower than men. There is a total and complete disrespect for women in Indian religious scriptures. The Mahabharata, Book 13 Section 40 (13.40), states, “There is no creature more sinful, than woman. She is poison, she is snake.” Other texts say that “Women are living lies.”
@@laraandrews9710 I don't know where you get all these info, mythologically you are wrong
Narrator : the boy they had chosen to marry her was 25 years old
Me: 😫That’s a grown man wtf.
What they are doing is sending those under age girls to be rape. Imagine baby borning baby. Very 😥 I don't think those type of parents really care and love their little girls. 😭
@AlanTuring was Murdered it being old doesn't make it right.
well thees only one thing to do in this situation let me just pull this Glock out of my pocket then will talk business it what id do if i was in this situation i dont support child or underage marriage
@@youtubeforcedmetomakeahandle plus back then we weren't that enlightened so yeah dumb laws were made
@@meruthesuccubus3416 true human anatomy and biology were literally not even considered at the time
Just because family and culture will say “that’s the way it is and always has been” time for people to start responding to them.. “yeah. And this is where it ends”
Evolve guys. To better things and better practices.
Nah Hindu culture never says this according to Hindu books a girl should marry only after attaining maturity and the maturity age is after 20. This culture started in the 12th century when invaders started invading India ppl used to marry off their girl child to protect them
As a person who lived in malda for about 7 years, it also being my teenage place , i felt very heartbroken after watching this grim situation about malda 😢
the fact that priyanka considers her school a safe space for her instead of her own home says a lot already
@fnatic dark siders bro wtf
@黑暗面Fnatic Dark siders what why
"i want to study and get married after 18"
Thats... For real the bare minimum. She didnt asked for much :(
Edit: idk if my english is suck or what, people in my replies arguing about what "minimum age to be married" is. While i was talking about minimum life wish. Some kids want cars, money, fame, toys, etc. This kid just wanted to study and married after 18 (whatever age it would be)
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minimum? 16 is the minimum.
@@eatinsomtin9984 16 minimum? Do you get married to a guy u didn't know then? In ur age of 16? Is illegal to married at young age before 18 isn't..dating is fine and get to know each other first but married without knowing them well,who the heck want that? Is basic knowledge and world wide know or you didn't studies before? Idc you are guy or girl,you can take it as example
@@eatinsomtin9984 well in my country marriage start at the 18
Soo I was quite surprised seeing this video
Marriage is at 16 in most European countries
Here in India there’s joke : if u don’t score above 90% then ur parents will marry u off (especially a taunt for girls)
And now 21 is the legal age for marriage
Huge respect for the common people who make efforts on their own level to prevent child marriage 👏🏼👏🏼
Yes! They're the ones actually changing the game and inspiring others around them.
Alaka Aditi for real !!
"They are just one failed exam away from getting married"
Also me in America “one exam away from getting my phone taken away “
Sadiq Hashi wow getting your phone taken away is so much bigger than getting MARRIED
muneer ali am just pointing out facts about kids in America including me
@@sadiqhashi6870 i got you, but its not as important/big as getting married . Lets be real, uno u said something dumb.
Notice in the start of the video these girls are studying in madrasa so the school principal who is fighting against their customs is part of the madrasa and the video is being made by a christian media ....i hope you got my point how muslims and christians are intolerant attack towwards hindus
Thank you for the subtitles. This helps me because I have a hard time understanding accents
I don't understand how any normal person could marry off their child. My heart bleeds for so many innocent kids :-(
I’m 16 and I still feel and look like a kid.... I can’t imagine getting married right now. I’m praying for these girls ❤️
I am 18 and imagining getting married is so.... i don't even have words to describe it and forget me my sister is 22 i can't imagine her getting married anytime soon ,oh my lord this is so messed up i just hope girls like ismorah get over their trauma and their situation gets better.😔
@Mike Hunt Is Bald haa toh 22 shadi ki age bhi ni hoti or kid se mera mtlb childish tha and dimag abhi tak toh h but tumhare jese log jarur kha jayenge dhere dhere
Your prayers will not do anything if you are just gonna watch this video and enjoy it 🙄🙄❤️❤️
@@neelparekh1759 uhh what do you expect me to do?
@@juliaschmidt9051 so what is meaning of showing this FALSE prayers
goddamn, those poor girls look traumatized..
@youcometome9 You really hate women don't you?
@youcometome9 u come to a child marriage video to discredit women's rights, u must be out of your mind
youcometome9 stfu ugly ass bitch
youcometome9 maybe it ends when there are no more people who think like you- people who’s ego is so hurt by others’ beliefs that they use a video about CHILD ABUSE to attack others
@youcometome9 Where's your fedora?
Half of the country is rural, poor, and traditional.
Coming from???? You dont even deserve to say 😂
My state is poor and traditional and mostly rural
But literacy rate is 90%
Child marriage is 0%
Rape cases are minimum
Who gave u the permission to say that
@@folklore9062 information did.
@@emptyhad2571 and you will believe what Google says than what the actual people's experiences and actual fact
@@folklore9062then mind explaining why india population is 1.415 billion (17.7% of worlds population)? that a lot of people.
Paternal family
My Grandma's mom got married at 11 to a 17 year old. She gave birth to her first child at 12. My Grandma got married at 18 to a 24 year old. She gave birth to my dad at age 19. My dad, aunty and uncles got married at the age of 27, 27, 30, 28 respectively.
Maternal family
My Grandma's mom got married at 7 to a 9 year old. She birthed her first child at 13 years old. My grandma got married at the age of 15 to a 20 year old. She birthed her first child at 16. My grandparents got my mom married at the age of 23 to a 27 year old. My aunt and uncles got married at ages 28, 30, and 31 respectively.
Credit goes to the both my maternal and paternal grandparents for turning things around and fixing this ugly norm.
I lived near Malda for a while. while I lived there, I had some friends who were about 13-14. They don’t know their ages. At that age they were ready to be married. One time, a friend almost got married at 12, but it wasn’t even a marriage, her family was unwittingly selling her into prostitution. We managed to save her, but a year later another girl, who was very close to me was married and we could do nothing. Now she has 2 children and she is 16. All my friends asked me When I was going to marry, I was about 12. I said that I would wait until I found the right man and I had gone through school. This concept was so far fetched to them. I now almost all my friends who are now 15-16 are married with children. They are about 10 years younger than her husband. I hate this, it breaks my heart
Do u have prob with that tho?
@@iiiezra oh yes! I hate it. That's part of the reason I lived there. To help stop illegal marriages and child trafficking
That honestly sounds terrifying. I hope you get the opportunity to keep with school and even go to college. Marriage can wait a long time. And some of us are very happy being single. I’m a single woman and bought my own house. I love it. I watch my niece often and my mom, sister and I go take walks together because I purposely bought a house close to my sister. Plus there’s always the option of meeting someone and getting married if you want. Most of the ppl I know got married in mid to late twenties or early 30s. I honestly don’t know anyone who married as a teenager. I’m from US, and that’s my experience here. Anyways just trying to say please don’t ever buy into the you’re too old thing if that happens because that’s not true. They’ll be nice guys to meet when you’re out of school. And if they really love you they will wait for you.
Georgia yeeettt
@sc cc no, I am actually from New Zealand.
off topic, but Ismoarah is so so beautiful!
She could easily be a model if she was in better circumstances
@@pandawan4 omg that's what I'm sayingggg 😭
They're all really beautiful
Prevalent A agreed
Yes!
I am sad to say this but In my locality,some students of my class marry on their own,their parents never forced them(they were also not poor)... their parents were shocked...I don't know what's wrong with students now days...
Atleast they marry... In America, without Marriage ..teenagers have children
@@justwork10hadaytheory96 😂😂
As I have heard there are so so so many cases of small girls being kidnapped and trafficked in that place of Bengal. So the root cause must also be solved.
This Principal deserves the highest Civilian Award. God bless him..he is holding the torch of EDUCATION
Yaaasss
Exactly
The government hasn't noticed him that's why he won't recieve or its obivous
Last two girls are so sweet and responsible... Huge respect that people who doing even small efforts to stop child marraiges
Yes
NO means NO CONSENT PERIOD! AND I SAID WHAT I SAID!
This should be criminalized and punished.
How are these parents okay with making their 15 year old daughters marry 25 + year old men. If your so worried about not being able to afford their expenses, than at least give them the option to continue their education until possible and help with the money. Marring off her to a family that’s only going to treat her like a peasant is NOT A FREAKING SOLUTION.
Muslim family they are from shersahwadi (bhatya) community they are also used to live in our area...
Poverty. Lack of respect for woman. Ignorance. Those are the reasons.
They got poo poo in their brains.
@@zain6008 They're only talking about Malda here. This is all over India.
No it is not. And I agree on what the kids need, but when you consider the poor are easily exploitable because they are desperate to survive today and tomorrow hasn't arrived yet, you will see some vein reason why they do it. Also consider these parents might be doing it in hopes at least their daughters will be better off with someone more financially able.
grandmother : "marriage at a young age is GOOD for your HEALTH"
@Eunice Zheng This is supposed to be a sarcastic comment. Don't take it too seriously.
@Eunice Zheng r/whooosh
@IY3S how do you know she's joking? What if she actually is telling the truth?
@@user-hq6sp the first girl in the video said that.
Your grandma must listen to R Kelly
"it's not who we meant to be, but this is who we are" is a phrase i think that should be taught in history classes around the world. people that refuse change just dont want to admit that somethings wrong, but that quote can reframe our mindsets into realizing that we can always do better
My Indian husband’s grandma got married of 12, and the husband was 16 years old. Those were innocent times and they just played for a few years before apparently consummating the marriage. They had about a dozen kids, with a few stillborns and miscarriages. They remained together til death, but its not to say it was a happy one. The man is still king of the house and the wife had to pander to all the husband’s needs from the time he wakes up in the morning (served tea in bed), to rearing all the kids, taking card of her in-laws and doing all the housework.
Well at least it wasn't abused. I hope.
At least thay were both kids
how does that sound "innocent" to you?
@@gaeig innocent meaning they both had no clue about sex for a few years. This was 1920s or something.
@@TheMaiah13 I am Indian as well and my great grandmother also got married at the age of 13-15 yrs or so and lived upto the age of 94 years and had only two children and got a government job later on as well. My father on the other hand has 6 siblings. In other words, single individual stories don't say anything about the true picture of the country's society.
However the alleged romanticization of the "innocent years" is so wrong on your Indian husband's part just because his grandparents had a different story. Child marriage, honour killing and the enormously high maternal mortality due to premature pregnancies wouldn't have existed in the first place in the "innocent years" if it were all really so "innocent"
Yes, they were naive as compared to newlyweds today but please don't equate the 1920s as "innocent days"
It is bizarre to consider it a genuine point in this conversation around child marriage in India and also, it is equally innocent for adolescent teenagers to know what their natural feelings are like at 16. God!
The problem with us Indians is blind nationalism. Yes ofcourse be proud of your country as we have achieved great things both in the past and present, but don't turn a blind eye to the problems we're facing too
Blind nationalism does more bad than good
@call me viktoria why? what’s happening with hungary (also we have the same name :D)?
I know India is a great country,but we are trying our best. As an Indian studying in America,I would say that I hope this will 100% end, besides there is Modi!!!BJP!!!Amit Shah!!!
Totally agree with you... People sometimes are more concerned about what is happening wrong in other countries than their own... Not only that media doesn't even show this most of the time
@@ghastgateway101 Modi, BJP & Amit Shah is the real problem here my brother. Last week, one of the ministers for RKA said that if a chip is made out of cow dung, there will be less radiation from our phones...
That why then old India dudes be in our dm
Nyia_ Gang 🤣
Fr tho 😂
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that's so true lmfao
I block all them
Watch this with sadness. Thanks to you and the principal and officials involved.
Beautifully made documentary, thank you for shedding light on these grave problems and showing the strength of these young girls and women.
I love how the translator is speaking in Hindi and she’s replying in literal Bangla
It's like going to spain, talking to someone in arabic and they respond in german 😂
I think there was some orator
It's like how people talk to me in Marathi but I respond in Hindi or English. It's because we kinda know the language enough to understand but not well enough to speak it confidently so we respond in the language easiest for us. 😂
@@angelas5099 homie I only reply in English 😭
Where does the translator come from? She does not look like an Indian lady.
As an Indian I feel so sad for the children's and ashamed of my country!!
But slowly child marriage is ending and I hope it vanishes in next few years
I'm bangali and and understanding everything they are saying is so different
Dont be people get married at age 15 16 in the US too and Its even legal if The parents Give consent which many do...its a problem everywhere
@@lilyflower5576 still they don't want to!!! They are being pressured to get married
Don't be ashamed. You can't blame an entire nation of crores of population for a cult or some people who following such practices.
As the economy raises, so does the desires to do these practices.
I live in west bengal too. In my town child marriage is very rare but I remember when I went on a trip to Birbhum near Malda, the villagers were giving proposals of my marriage and I was only 13.
Indian media didnt even try to talk about these things
I have a friend who is much older, he is from Turkey.
He and his wife were forcibly married when they were 11 years old.
He told me how they would walk hand-in-hand to school together as a married couple.
At least both of them were of the same age and they were (and still are) best friends.
EDIT: WOAHHH 2 years later, over 3K likes on my comment, and only now am I notified!!
To answer some questions: Mustafa (Mu-Mus) and his wife are in their mid 70s. They come from VERY rural Turkey, and their union basically solidified a fruitful deal, as now they own a gigantic piece of prized land, which has secured financially both of their families completely.
Although they are indeed Muslims like me, it's their CULTURE that joined them together, it is NOT a religious thing whatsoever. As for the notion of 'force'... a lot of y'all (presumably Western folks) don't seem to understand the mere WEIGHT of your family's opinion on everything you do, for most people in the Middle East and Orient.
A lot of y'all also have failed to think about the fact that the romantic love people so desperately seek today, is a very recent phenomenon... and a not very effective one.
How old is he now
@JulieJulie disgusting their parents should be arrested
You cant get married at 11
@@emi6099 you cant get married at 11 the school most likely didnt know anything thought they were boy/girl friend
@@nurtenkocaman1699 I know how arrange marriage work and I know how Islam works in their countries mostly Muslim they believe they can. I've even seen where they will exempt the girl if she is married if still in school until they take her out permanently. The practices are disgusting these marriages are preformed under the table and never registered because it's illegal. These people pay high dowry (mahr)(money) for these young underage girls. No child at that age or any age should be forced to do this. Again as I said the parents and all involved should be arrested and thrown in prison for life
*sees title* *sees thumbnail*
Thats not teenager, thats literally a toddler
Does are babies
I know right! It's so sad!
They're freaking little children. Probably don't even know yet what their genitals are for. So sad.
Right? I thought the same when I saw the thumbnail, they look young af especially the girl :(
A preteen😑
Child married is not okay. How dare these poor girls be put through such a traumatic act. It’s a crime for older men to touch these poor young girl.
I am 24 years old but my parents still treat me as a kid but watching this kids forcing them to marry at this stage seems like they never gone through childhood days and they don't have the happy childhood days
This is fucked up. The headmaster at the school deserves some recognition. He’s a boss
Hey this is my hometown Malda.Malda is a district of west bengal and there are lots of villages in Malda district.And this things dont happen in proper town area...mostly happen in village areas..I live in Malda Town And I'm 24 years old.I'm a govt primary school teacher.Most of the primary schools are in village areas.I have heard lots of stories of foreced marriage from the villagers of my school area.since my joining date of school I am teaching my students how to deal with it and protest for this. We organise parent teacher meeting and tell them what they should do and how to stop forced marriages ..it is also our duty to raise our voice against child marriage and aware our students.
Keep up the great job Priyanka! More power to you \/
iemon Thanks a lot for your support..
Seriously, keep up the amazing work ❤
SteviiLove Thanks a ton friend..
Anish ojha haha not at all..Its just my lastname..😁
Teachers are beacons.... guiding light in the darkness...god bless such good teachers with long life and strength 🙏🙏
They're just kids....and getting married at such a very young age..
This is disgusting and wrong!! Child marriage should be banned and illegal i feel sorry for these kids in India.. they must've been suffering from trauma.